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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Idk how to review this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Depressing and also kind of boring. Good feminism? Perhaps. At least it was interesting to learn about the time period
I get how the main characters could be a feminist for her time, but honestly she seemed to make a lot of careless, selfish decisions. The structure of the book had no flow and it was a really boring read
Reading this book made me glad that high school boys were as uninterested in me as I was in them. It is a good argument for separating the sexes from age 13 until about 22. I didn't care for the narrator either.
dark
emotional
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
A brilliant book; apparently one of the first pieces of feminist fiction.
It follows an ex Ohio prom-queen who feels she peaked at 15, constantly judging her worth in relation to her attractiveness whilst also juggling her ambitions to master the entirety of human history and philosophy. It keenly details the precarious and dependant position of a woman in the 1950s and 60s, totally at the mercy of her husband's ambitions, career and whims, without the power of independence. Her utter vulnerability despite her keen intellect is shown in the heartbreaking chapters on motherhood. Truly terrifying and a lot that still rings true today.
It follows an ex Ohio prom-queen who feels she peaked at 15, constantly judging her worth in relation to her attractiveness whilst also juggling her ambitions to master the entirety of human history and philosophy. It keenly details the precarious and dependant position of a woman in the 1950s and 60s, totally at the mercy of her husband's ambitions, career and whims, without the power of independence. Her utter vulnerability despite her keen intellect is shown in the heartbreaking chapters on motherhood. Truly terrifying and a lot that still rings true today.
Ufff, qué despacísimo avanzamos. Esta mujer que en los Estados Unidos de finales de los sesenta aborta ilegalmente tal vez ahora también tendría que abortar ilegalmente, dependiendo de en qué estado viviera. Esta mujer teme en su adolescencia ser llamada guarra si vive su sexualidad, frígida o calientapollas si se resiste, y en eso poco hemos avanzado. Esta mujer lucha por no convertirse en una "trad wife" o esposa tradicional, de esas que ahora parecen volver a estar de moda; mujeres que se quedan en casa y cuidan del hogar y de los hijos, dejando a un lado sus carreras profesionales y sus ambiciones personales; la protagonista se resiste y acaba siendo una trad wife a su pesar. Es bastante descorazonador ver lo poco que se avanza y lo fácilmente que se vuelve atrás.
El afán por ser guapa, por mantenerse joven (y esta chica se encuentra vieja a los 24 años!!!), por ser atractiva a los hombres, gustarse por ser mirada por otros que la ven sexualmente atractiva, el acoso sexual, el sexo matrimonial poco satisfactorio. Cualquier mujer que lea este libro verá aquí y allá cosas que ha hecho o ha dejado de hacer en las que se verá reflejada. Y es bastante triste verte reflejada en un libro escrito en los años sesenta porque una piensa que hemos avanzado y no.
El afán por ser guapa, por mantenerse joven (y esta chica se encuentra vieja a los 24 años!!!), por ser atractiva a los hombres, gustarse por ser mirada por otros que la ven sexualmente atractiva, el acoso sexual, el sexo matrimonial poco satisfactorio. Cualquier mujer que lea este libro verá aquí y allá cosas que ha hecho o ha dejado de hacer en las que se verá reflejada. Y es bastante triste verte reflejada en un libro escrito en los años sesenta porque una piensa que hemos avanzado y no.
Serious, important lady-history. Fear of Flying, only a lot more concerned with social milieus, and how the main character relates to them. Wasn't exactly a surprising book, but I'm extremely glad I read it.